Health · Fitness & Nutrition · 1 day ago
Daily Sugar Intake from Meals Rose as Snack Intake Fell in South Korea
A study in South Korea found that average daily sugar from snacks fell from 17.7 grams in 2019 to 15.6 grams in 2023.
Over the same period, sugar from meals rose from 19 grams to 19.9 grams a day.
The figures came from an analysis of national health and nutrition survey data by Seoul National University's Health Culture Project Group.
They show that the amount of sugar people get from meals is now higher than the amount they get from snacks.
The results describe changes in average intake, not the sugar intake of every person.
The study does not say what caused the changes or what will happen next.
A study found that average daily sugar intake from snacks in South Korea fell between 2019 and 2023.
Over the same period, daily sugar intake from meals increased.
Snack-related intake dropped from 17.7 grams per day in 2019 to 15.6 grams in 2023.
Meal-related intake rose from 19 grams per day to 19.9 grams.
The findings were presented on October 23 by Seoul National University’s Health and Culture Project Group, which analysed national health and nutrition survey data.
- Who
- Seoul National University’s Health and Culture Project Group analysed the data.
- What
- Average daily sugar intake from snacks fell, while intake from meals rose between 2019 and 2023.
- When
- The comparison covers 2019 to 2023. The findings were presented on October 23, 2026.
- Where
- South Korea.
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Average daily sugar intake from snacks was 17.7 grams, while intake from meals was 19 grams.
Average daily sugar intake from snacks was 15.6 grams, while intake from meals was 19.9 grams.
Seoul National University’s Health and Culture Project Group presented findings based on national health and nutrition survey data.
- Snack sugar intake, 2019
- 17.7 grams per day
- Snack sugar intake, 2023
- 15.6 grams per day
- Meal sugar intake, 2019
- 19 grams per day
- Meal sugar intake, 2023
- 19.9 grams per day
- Data source
- South Korea’s National Health and Nutrition Survey